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mr. cicilline, is recognized for one minute. mr. cicilline: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to recognize father philip g. salois who delivered today's opening prayer. father phil is a native of rhode island and now lives in north smithfield, rhode island, a community i am proud to represent in congress. he served our country in uniform during the vietnam war as a combat infantryman and earned a silver star for valor. father phil felt called to service in another capacity. he was ordained to the priesthood in june, 1984. he joined the veterans administration in boston where he served as chief of the chaplain service from 1993 to 2005. today he continues to minister to veterans in rhode island and all across america. we all of our service members an incredible debt of gratitude. the men and women of the united states armed forces represents values of service, honor, courage, and sacrifice. this is especially true of father phil who represents the very best of our country and my home
mr. cicilline, is recognized for one minute. mr. cicilline: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to recognize father philip g. salois who delivered today's opening prayer. father phil is a native of rhode island and now lives in north smithfield, rhode island, a community i am proud to represent in congress. he served our country in uniform during the vietnam war as a combat infantryman and earned a silver star for valor. father phil felt called to service in another capacity. he was ordained...
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mr. clyburn said this vote has brought us closer together. i reject your premise. >> disabuse yourself of any theory that this lady is ever going to run out of energy, enthusiasm and focus. it won't happen. speaker pelosi: now. the answer is no. her stagesre used to with the press. what did you see? susan: it's funny because i still have to run to keep up with her. here she is at 78 and i'm trying to chase her down a hallway. it's interesting what she just said. now, she has never lost control of her caucus. that is what she is trying to say there. they just passed the health care law there. this is where the muscle was because that bill was going to fail, it was dad. -- it was dead. i think i interviewed every single member, this thing is over. after scott brown one in massachusetts they couldn't get it through the house, they felt the public had weighed in and said we don't want this, it was one by one she brought every member into her office because a lot of us stood outside the door while she did it. and she took that sinking ship and tur
mr. clyburn said this vote has brought us closer together. i reject your premise. >> disabuse yourself of any theory that this lady is ever going to run out of energy, enthusiasm and focus. it won't happen. speaker pelosi: now. the answer is no. her stagesre used to with the press. what did you see? susan: it's funny because i still have to run to keep up with her. here she is at 78 and i'm trying to chase her down a hallway. it's interesting what she just said. now, she has never lost...
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mr. chairman, i am pleased that today we are considering hr-8, the bipartisan background checks act of 2019. we have promised the american people that congress would take steps to reduce gun violence, and this bill is a critical first step toward doing so. during the past four weeks, as the judiciary committee and now the full house have discussed the issue of gun violence, i have cited grim statistics. ited nearly 40,000 americans lost their lives because of guns in 2017. in fact, every day in america on average 34 people are murdered with a firearm and more than 183 people are injured in an attack. gun violence of this magnitude is a distinctly american problem. a country to country comparison is shocking. for example, in 2011 the united kingdom had 146 deaths due to gun violence. denmark, 71. portugal, 142. and japan, just 30. the united states that year, about 35,000. a recent study the -- in the american journal of medicine found that compared to 22 other high-income countries, gun-r
mr. chairman, i am pleased that today we are considering hr-8, the bipartisan background checks act of 2019. we have promised the american people that congress would take steps to reduce gun violence, and this bill is a critical first step toward doing so. during the past four weeks, as the judiciary committee and now the full house have discussed the issue of gun violence, i have cited grim statistics. ited nearly 40,000 americans lost their lives because of guns in 2017. in fact, every day in...
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probably -- i think the -- scheduled to report out too, that bill and mr. clyburn's initiative on the fix for south carolina, which has bipartisan,bicameral support. a word further on the agreement that was -- that we'll be voting on later today. in additions to the pieces on homeland security -- by the way, the homeland security budget is a big budget. it's not just about mexico. it's about ice cutter s off of alaska. it's not just the southern part. i'm pleased that some long advocated for pieces are now in that budget as well. so when you talk about the size of the budget, it's broader than the u.s.-mexico border. but the bill that we will be passing a long overdue pay raise for federal employees to make them on par with military employees as they had always been. an additional $1 billion for the census, to combat the administration's assault and to ensure for a fair accurate couldn't. $3 billion to keep communities safe by combatting the opioid epidemic and hiring more police officers. $17 billion to rebuild america's infrastructure, billions in support
probably -- i think the -- scheduled to report out too, that bill and mr. clyburn's initiative on the fix for south carolina, which has bipartisan,bicameral support. a word further on the agreement that was -- that we'll be voting on later today. in additions to the pieces on homeland security -- by the way, the homeland security budget is a big budget. it's not just about mexico. it's about ice cutter s off of alaska. it's not just the southern part. i'm pleased that some long advocated for...
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and mr. clyburn's initiative on the fix for south carolina which has bipartisan bicameral support. just a word on the agreement that we will be voting on later today, in addition to the pieces on homeland security which are very important, by the way, the homeland security budget is a big budget. it's not just ant the mexico border. it's about ice cutters in off of alaska and other parts of our border are that are not necessarily just the southern part and i'm pleased that some long-advocated for pieces are now in that budget as well so when you talk about the size of the budget it's broader than the u.s./mexico border. but the bill that is -- we will be passing is a long overdue pay raise for federal employees to make them on a par with military employees as they have been. an additional $1 million for the census to combat the administration's assault and to ensure a fair, accurate count. $3 billion for the opioid epidemic and hiring more police officers. $17 billion to rebuild america's infrastructure. billions of dollars in support of small businesses, more than $9 billion to pr
and mr. clyburn's initiative on the fix for south carolina which has bipartisan bicameral support. just a word on the agreement that we will be voting on later today, in addition to the pieces on homeland security which are very important, by the way, the homeland security budget is a big budget. it's not just ant the mexico border. it's about ice cutters in off of alaska and other parts of our border are that are not necessarily just the southern part and i'm pleased that some long-advocated...
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that was needed clyburn and mr. hoyer laid out, the importance of the bipartisan work to get everything done for the good of the country, also looking at important investments when it comes to border security , but the work of the conferees also built on the humanitarian responsibilities we have across the country. chairs and the work of pete and henry and barbara and david. rep. pelosi: thank you. madam chair? >> i just want to add to what my colleagues said. at a time like this, where public political discourse has been so crude, i was so proud as the chair of this committee, working with outstanding conferees, to work in a bipartisan way and really accomplish our goals, serve the people of the united states. hope that we can continue this trend, because we have a lot of work to do. as we complete this bill, we have to begin on 2020, where we have 12 new bills that we have to work on. i really hope that we can work together in a civil way to accomplish our goals and serve the people of the united states of america
that was needed clyburn and mr. hoyer laid out, the importance of the bipartisan work to get everything done for the good of the country, also looking at important investments when it comes to border security , but the work of the conferees also built on the humanitarian responsibilities we have across the country. chairs and the work of pete and henry and barbara and david. rep. pelosi: thank you. madam chair? >> i just want to add to what my colleagues said. at a time like this, where...
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as mr. clyburn and mr. hoyer clearly laid out, the bipartisan work to get everything done for the good of the country. also looking at important modern investments when it comes to border security but the work of the conferees also built upon the humanitarian responsibility we have to make a difference with these important critical infrastructure investments in the country. nita, lucille are the two chairs but the work of pete and henry and barbara, i can't say enough. the speaker: thank you. madam chair. mrs. lowey: well, i want to add what my colleagues said. at a time like this with blic, political discourse, i was so proud as chair of this committee working with outstanding conferees to be able to work in a bipartisan way and really accomplish our goal -- serve the people of the united states. we can hope that continue this tone because we have a lot of work to do as we complete this bill. we have to begin on 2020 where we have 12 new bills that we have to work on. and i really do hope that we can work
as mr. clyburn and mr. hoyer clearly laid out, the bipartisan work to get everything done for the good of the country. also looking at important modern investments when it comes to border security but the work of the conferees also built upon the humanitarian responsibility we have to make a difference with these important critical infrastructure investments in the country. nita, lucille are the two chairs but the work of pete and henry and barbara, i can't say enough. the speaker: thank you....
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i thank mr. clyburn for his leadership and thank mr. nadler for bringing these bills before the judiciary committee so we can finally take some responsible action to reduce gun violence in this country. with that i yield back. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from new york is recognized -- reserves, and the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. collins: thank you, madam chair. one thing i will agree on with my friend just now, i do agree there is a right to life and that's why i would love to see this house bring forth the born alive abortion survivors protection act which protects life and with that i reserve. the chair: the gentleman from georgia reserves, and the gentleman from new york is recognized. r. nadler: madam chair, at this time i'd like to address a concern that has been raised about one section of the bill that's unrelated to the changes to current law to address the charleston loophole. section 3 of the bill replaces outdated and offensive terminology in the categories of individuals who are
i thank mr. clyburn for his leadership and thank mr. nadler for bringing these bills before the judiciary committee so we can finally take some responsible action to reduce gun violence in this country. with that i yield back. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from new york is recognized -- reserves, and the gentleman from georgia is recognized. mr. collins: thank you, madam chair. one thing i will agree on with my friend just now, i do agree there is a right to life...
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the distinguished majority whip jim clyburn. mr. clyburn: thank you, thank you very much. hoyer.ou, leader speaker pelosi. chairman castro. otherentative dean and colleagues. 58 bipartisan former national security officials issued a statement declaring there is no factual an emergencyuing declaration. there is no emergency. fact, as stated by them and others, crossings at the border have reached a 40 year low. that is a fact. there has been no emergency, no judicial, legal determination at the border. fact that over 90% of all the drugs that come into via the southern border comes through the ports of entry. consequently, it was seen it was that the better part of wisdom would be for us to shore up the security at the ports of entry. me that weeems to we are merging -- that we are emerging from one manufactured crisis to another and this president must be checked by this congress in order to maintain the stability and the integrity of who and what we are as a country, and with that, i yield. [applause] >> to all of my colleagues, i am delighted to be here with you though i
the distinguished majority whip jim clyburn. mr. clyburn: thank you, thank you very much. hoyer.ou, leader speaker pelosi. chairman castro. otherentative dean and colleagues. 58 bipartisan former national security officials issued a statement declaring there is no factual an emergencyuing declaration. there is no emergency. fact, as stated by them and others, crossings at the border have reached a 40 year low. that is a fact. there has been no emergency, no judicial, legal determination at the...
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with respect to mr. clyburn's bill, h.r. 1112, i just want to read a quick thing from an article in the "wall street journal" from last week, february 19. the article is entitled, armed and dangerous, how the a.t.f. retrieves guns from banned buyers. mr. chair, can i enter this article into the record? mr. mcgovern: without objection. ms. scanlon: just quickly. the article says, current and former federal officials say the three-daytime limit doesn't give f.b.i. examiners enough time to perform a thorough record search. that is the single most influential fact that are could be changed without affecting the whole integrity of the process. said steven morris, the former f.b.i. assistant director who oversaw the background check process. so our own federal officials are saying they need these tools. so, you know, i'm looking forward to passing both h.r. 8 and h.r. 1112. and to working in a bipartisan manner on many of the things that mr. collins has suggested, looking at mass shootings, we're hearing from
with respect to mr. clyburn's bill, h.r. 1112, i just want to read a quick thing from an article in the "wall street journal" from last week, february 19. the article is entitled, armed and dangerous, how the a.t.f. retrieves guns from banned buyers. mr. chair, can i enter this article into the record? mr. mcgovern: without objection. ms. scanlon: just quickly. the article says, current and former federal officials say the three-daytime limit doesn't give f.b.i. examiners enough time...
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. >> mr. collins i should offer whether you want to testify there or a p in because you were a member of this committee for somebody years. >> it is good to come back on the side, it is good to see my friends from this side. thank you for having this and being a part of the bill. for many years the judiciary committee has prided itself on being able to agree to a fair process and full debate. the committee's meeting on these bills marked a radical and alarming departure from that process. the chairman and i have a great relationship and we have worked on many things before. criticism is about a process. i know the chairman's leadership will bring a lot of bills and we the come forward because democrats also have bills they want to bring forward but the process does matter. processof a committee which emphasized timing over quality speaks directly to these pieces of information. had my colleagues harbored any intent that these would be signed into law they would've allowed a full and open proce
. >> mr. collins i should offer whether you want to testify there or a p in because you were a member of this committee for somebody years. >> it is good to come back on the side, it is good to see my friends from this side. thank you for having this and being a part of the bill. for many years the judiciary committee has prided itself on being able to agree to a fair process and full debate. the committee's meeting on these bills marked a radical and alarming departure from that...
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clyburn participating -- clyburn, participating. and here this week we've had homeland security committee having a hearing on h.r. 1, and as it relates to the integrity of our elections, and we have the house administration committee having a hearing on that as well. gain, part of our h.r. 1, 2, 3rks the first 10 resolutions of the house, the first 10 bills, we're very pleased that we're advancing the for the "people" agenda but also -- for-the-people agenda but also h.r. 8, the guillen i have lens prevention bill. i think -- the gun violence prevention bill. scheduled to report out two, that bill, understand and then mr. clyburn's initiative on the fix for south carolina, which has bipartisan, bicameral support. just a word further on the agreement that we will be voting on later today. in addition to the pieces on homeland security, which are very important, by the way, the homeland security budget is a big budget. it's not just about the mexico border. it's about i.c.e. -- ice cutters off of alaska and other parts of our border t
clyburn participating -- clyburn, participating. and here this week we've had homeland security committee having a hearing on h.r. 1, and as it relates to the integrity of our elections, and we have the house administration committee having a hearing on that as well. gain, part of our h.r. 1, 2, 3rks the first 10 resolutions of the house, the first 10 bills, we're very pleased that we're advancing the for the "people" agenda but also -- for-the-people agenda but also h.r. 8, the...
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. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i am proud to stand here today in support of h.r. 972, the reconstruction era national historical park act. i join majority whip clyburn and reintroducing the reconstruction era national historic park act, which expands the reconstruction era national monument in beaufort, south carolina. mr. cunningham: and makes it a national park. this bill also creates a national network of reconstruction era historical sites so they can receive the recognition that they deserve. the low country's vibrant reconstruction history is often overlooked or misunderstood. and this act would seek to correct that. i am honored to work with majority whip clyburn to preserve, protect, and promote reconstruction history. i urge my colleagues to support h.r. 972. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from arizona reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from utah is recognized. mr. bishop: i'm pleased to yi
. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i am proud to stand here today in support of h.r. 972, the reconstruction era national historical park act. i join majority whip clyburn and reintroducing the reconstruction era national historic park act, which expands the reconstruction era national monument in beaufort, south carolina. mr. cunningham: and makes it a national park. this bill also creates a national network of reconstruction era historical sites so they can receive the recognition that they...
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with respect to mr. clyburn's bill, hr 1112, i want to read something from the wall street journal from last week, february 19. the article is entitled armed and dangerous, how they atf retrieves guns from buyers. mr. chair, can i enter this article into the record? >> without objection. >> the article says, current and former federal officials say the three day time limit doesn't give fbi examiners enough time to perform a thorough record search. that is the single most influential factor that could be changed without affecting the integrity of the process. stephen morris, the former fbi assistant director who oversaw the background check process said this. our own federal officials are saying they need these rules. i'm looking forward to asking for hr 1112 and hr eight and to work in a bipartisan manner on many of the things mr. collins has suggested. we are hearing they want better funding for atf and better enforcement and i would love to work on those things. thank you. >> i will show the record a s
with respect to mr. clyburn's bill, hr 1112, i want to read something from the wall street journal from last week, february 19. the article is entitled armed and dangerous, how they atf retrieves guns from buyers. mr. chair, can i enter this article into the record? >> without objection. >> the article says, current and former federal officials say the three day time limit doesn't give fbi examiners enough time to perform a thorough record search. that is the single most influential...